Transcript Unit Two The Dinner Party

Unit Two
The Dinner Party
I. New Words
1.hearted:
a.with strong, excited,
and often angry feelings
热烈的；激烈的
They had a heated
argument about politics.
他们就政治问题展开激烈
的争论。
[反] calm, mild, peaceful
2.unexpected: a. not
expected
意外的
His promotion was quite
unexpected.
他的晋升十分出人预料。
We had some unexpected
visitors.
我们有一些意想不到的来
访者。
3. shortly: adv. soon; (in)
a little time
不久，马上，立刻
He will be back shortly.
他不久就会回来。
The temple was rebuilt
shortly after the war.
战后不久就重建了那
座寺庙。
I will shortly let you
know when I start.
我一旦开始就会马上告
诉你。
4.bare: a. (1) not covered
(with a carpet); without
clothing, protection, or
decoration
不铺地毯的；赤裸的；
无覆盖的；无装饰的
The floors are bare.
地板没有铺地毯。
The workers worked bare
to the waist in the boiling
sun.
烈日下，工人们光着膀子
在干活。
（2）empty or almost empty
空的；几乎是空的；光秃的
The little room was
almost bare of furniture.
小屋几乎没有家具。
The garden looked bare
in winter.
花园在冬天几乎没有什么花草。
（3）not more than, mere
最起码的，仅够的
All that they had ever
had were the bare
necessities of life.
他们曾经有过的东西是最
起码的生活必需品。
He earns a bare living by
his work.
他赚的钱仅够糊口。
v. uncover, reveal
揭露，揭开
The tiger bared its
teeth.
老虎露出了牙齿。
I am really glad that
you can bare your heart.
我真高兴你能说出心里话。
5.outgrow: vt.
(1) leave behind, as one
grows older or more
mature
长大得使……不再适用；成
长得不再要
Tom has outgrown his
strength.
汤姆老了，体力不行了。
Our family has outgrown
our house.
我家人口增多，房子住
不下了。
（2）grow faster or
taller than
长得比……快或高
Weeds outgrow grass.
野草长得比禾草快。
He has outgrown his
father.
他长得比他父亲高。
（3）grow beyond or away
from; get rid of by
growing old
(随着年龄的增长而) 革除
（习惯，嗜好）；从……
脱离
outgrow bad habits,
childish interests, etc
年长而放弃坏习惯、儿
时的兴趣等
He has outgrown his
passion for pop music.
他已长大不再热衷于流行
音乐了。
6.crisis: (pl. crises) n.
(1)time of difficulty, danger,
or anxiety about the
future
艰难危险时期；危机
Several countries in
Southeast Asia are facing
a financial crisis.
东南亚的几个国家正面临着
金融危机。
（2）turning-point ( in
illness, life, history, etc)
（疾病，生命，历史等的）
转折点，关键时刻
This is a crisis now. What
will be her next move?
现在这是一个转折点。她下一
步的举措会是什么？
7.argument: n. (1) dispute;
arguing, reasoning
争论，辩论
It is beyond argument
that the earth is round.
地球是圆的， 这无可置辩。
(2) (for, against/that)
reason given to support
or disprove sth.
理由，论据，论点
There are many arguments
against smoking.
反对吸烟的论据很多。
I accept his argument that
we should increase taxation.
我们接受他的论点，即
我们应该增税。
8.host: n. person who
entertains guests
( 款待客人的)主人，东道主，
主持人
The Greens are such
good hosts.
格林一家真是好客的主人。
I know this man. He is host
of the TV program “Local
News”.
我认识这个男人。他是电视节目
“地方新闻”的主持人。
v. 招待（客人）
The delegation was hosted
by the ambassador.
代表团受到驻外大使的款待 。
Hostess
airhostess
(女主人)；
(空中小姐)
9.contract: v. (1) become
shorter or smaller
收缩，缩小，缩短
Metals expand when heated
and contract when cooled.
金属加热时膨胀，冷却时收缩
[热胀冷缩]。
“ He is” can be
contracted
to
“He“He’s”.
is” 可以缩略为 “He’s”。
[反] expand
(2) make or become tighter
or narrower
缩紧，缩窄
When you bend your elbow,
the muscles of the arm
contract.
当你曲肘时，胳膊上的肌肉收缩。
Frown contracted his brow
when he was deep in
thought.
当他沉思时，眉头紧锁。
（3）make an agreement
订合同，订契约，承建，承购
They contracted to
build the new bridge.
他们立约承建这架新桥。
He has contracted with the
city for the design of a
library.
他已与该市订立设计图书馆的合同。
10.motion: vi. give a signal
by moving the hand or
head
打手势；点（或摇）头示意
① 跟不定式结构
She motioned (to) me
to come into the room.
她向我招手示意要我走进房间去。
②跟副词或介词短语
The police motioned the
people away from the
area of the accident.
警察示意让人群离
开事故现场。
③ 跟从句
He motioned with his
head that I should leave
him.
他摇头示意我应该离开他。
(1) signal by hand or
head
手势，动作
He made a motion with his
hand to make me sit down.
他招手示意要我坐下。
（2）state of moving
动作，运动
Press the button to put /
set the machine in motion.
按一按这个电钮，机器就开始运转。
If a thing is in motion,
it is not at rest.
如果一个物体在运动中，它就
不在静止中。
11.widen: v (1) make
wide (or wider)
加宽，使变得更宽
This road needs to be
widened.
这条路需要加宽。
You ought to widen your
circle of acquaintances.
你应该扩大你的朋友圈。
(2) become wide (or wider)
变宽，睁大
The river widens at
this point.
河流在此处变宽。
Her eyes widened in surprise.
她的眼睛因惊奇而睁大。
[注] 在英语中，有很多名词或形容词
通过加后缀-en 可以变成动词。
如：shorten, hasten,
strengthen, lengthen
12.impulse:n. (1) sudden
wish to do sth.
冲动
I had an impulse to hit him.
我有一种要揍他的冲动。
He felt an irresistible
impulse to jump out of the
window.
他情不自禁地想从窗口跳出去。
(2) on impulse
凭冲动
He always acts on
impulse.
他总是凭冲动做事。
13. tone:
（1）n. quality of
voice or music
语气，音调
I like the sweet tone (s)
of a violin.
我喜欢小提琴的优美声音。
The doctor’s tone was
serious.
医生的语气十分严肃。
（2）tone down
放低（声音）；使变得柔和，
缓和，减轻
Tone that radio down
please.
请放低收音机的音量。
You’d better tone down
some of the offensive
statements in your article.
你最好把你文章中的一些无礼
（攻击性）之词修改得缓和一些。
14.image:n.(1) likeness or
copy
of the shape of sb. or sth.,
esp.
one made in wood, stone,
像，肖像
etc.
There is an image of the
Virgin Mary in the
church.
教堂里有一幅圣母玛丽亚像。
（2）close likeness
极为相像
She is the very image
of her mother.
她长得酷似她的母亲。
（3）mental picture
形象
The government will have to
improve its image if it
wants to win election.
如果政府想赢得选举，就必须
改善（在公众心目中的）形象。
15.emerge: vi.（1）come
into view; (esp.) come out
(from water etc.)
出现；（尤指从水中等）出现
A new moon emerged
from behind the clouds.
一轮新月从云后现出。
We saw the submarine
emerging from the water.
我们看见潜水艇从水面浮出。
（2）(of ideas, facts) appear;
become known
（指意见，事实）出现；
显出；暴露
No new idea emerged
during the talks.
谈话中没有新的意见出现。
（3）emerge
的同根派生词
emergence
（显现出现）
emergency
（紧急情况）
16.crawl: vi. （1）move
slowly by pulling the
body along the ground
爬行
The wounded soldier
crawled into a shell-hole.
伤兵爬进了一个炮弹坑。
We learn to crawl before
we learn to walk.
学走路前我们先学会爬。
（2）go very slowly
缓慢地前进
The traffic was so thick
that we could only crawl
along at about fifteen
miles an hour.
交通很拥挤，所以我们只能以每
小时十五英里的速度缓慢前行。
（3）crawl with
爬满了，满是
The lawn was crawling
with ants.
草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
（4）(make) one’s
flesh crawl
（使）毛骨悚然，
（使）起鸡皮疙瘩
My flesh crawled at the
thought of the huge
black snake.
一想起那条大青蛇，我就浑身
起鸡皮疙瘩。
II. Language Points
1.track down: find by
determined searching
or hunting
追捕到；找到；查到（尤指根
据留下的线索）
The police have tracked
down the escaped convict.
警察已经捕到逃犯。
They hope to track down
the source of the infection.
他们希望查出传染源。
2.spring up: (1) (a plant, etc.)
grow up quickly from the
ground or from a stem
公园里的花朵已经在开放了。
（2）come into being,
happen; begin to blow
出现；发生；开始吹
A great number of factories
have sprung up in the
countryside.
在农村新建了许多工厂。
A suspicion sprang up
in her mind.
她心生疑团。
A breeze suddenly
sprang up.
突然吹起了一阵微风。
3.women have outgrown the
jumping-on-a-chair-at-thesight-of-a-mouse era:
women have grown so
mature that they do not
lose self-control upon such
small provocation as seeing
a mouse.
Women used to be regarded
as the weaker sex. Even
today such a prejudice has
not been eliminated and the
argument in the text shows
how hard long-standing
prejudices die.
“ Jumping-on-a-chair-atthesight-of-a-mouse” is a
compound adjective
formed
from
the
attributive
clause “(the era) when they
would jump on a chair at
A not-so-easy-to-operate
machine
(a machine that is not
so easy to operate)
4.at (the) sight of:
（1）on seeing
一看见……就
The people all cheered at
the sight of the King.
一看见国王，人们都欢呼起来。
（2）与sight搭配的短语还有：
at first sight
乍一看
catch/ get (a) sight of
看到，发现
in /within sight
被见到
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
5.feel like: have a desire for;
be inclined for or to
想要
I don’t feel like going out
tonight.
今天晚上我不想出去。
The sun was so hot that we
felt like throwing off
our clothes.
太阳热得使我们想把衣服脱掉。
6. join in: take part in
(an activity)
We are going to see a film.
Would you like to join in?
我们打算看电影去。你想去吗？
7.Her muscles contracting
slightly:
her muscles tightened
almost unnoticeable.
8 . She motions to the
native
boy……:
she used body language
to attract the attention
of the native male
servant…
9.The American comes to
with a start.------The
American
suddenly
realizes
what is happening, and
this startles him.
（1）come to: regain
consciousness
苏醒
Fortunately, medical help
was available, and the
old
man
soon
came
to.
幸好有医务人员在场，老人
很快恢复了知觉。
（2）come to a climax
达到高潮
come to a stop
停止，停下来
come to an end
结束
11.frighten sb. into doing
sth.: cause sb. to do sth.
by frightening him.
A snake emerged from
behind the rock. This
frightened the little girl
into screaming.
一条蛇从岩石后面钻了出来。
小女孩吓得尖叫起来。
12.make for: move towards
走向
They made for the railway
station.
他们向火车站走去。
When the class was over,
everyone made for
the dining-room.
下课了，每个人向食堂走去。
13.ring out: (1) sound
loudly and clearly
突然响起
Cheers rang out from
the assembly hall.
大会堂里响起了欢呼声。
（2）ring the old year out
and the new year in
辞旧迎新
（3）ring the bell
敲钟；（美俚）成功；
That rings a bell.
(口) 那使人回想起某事来。
14.light up: (1) give light to
照亮；（因光线或色彩）使变明亮
The candles lit up the room.
烛光照亮了房间。
The headlights of the car
lit up the road far ahead.
车灯照亮了远方的道路。
（2）start to burn
点燃；点着
He lit up a cigarette and
read on.
他点燃一支香烟又继续读了下去。
（3）make ( a face, eyes,
etc.) bright or flushed
with emotion
（使脸、眼）发亮或由于激动
而发红；现出喜色
A smile of triumph lit
up her face.
她脸上闪露出胜利的微笑。